BgaHolic said:Wonderfully said!!!!! I agree with every word! This, to me, is the meaning of finding true happiness!!! My very wealthy grandfather (who earned his money by working 18 hrs. a day & not inheriting it) once asked me what I would want. After I told him he responded with "and then" and I told him and this kept going on until I said no more and he said there will always be more. The true secret to happiness is having enough!
Great bag! I love the embossed lizard, and the color looks like a pewter metallic to me. It's modern and ladylike at the same time!I like it! But it doesn't look like they offer it in any other colors. I would really like to see it in something solid, not python or whatever that is. Reptile/Animal skins kind of gives me the willies.
Here is my .02:
Chanel doesn't care whether or not we like the price increases because we are not their demographic. Their demographic doesn't save for a bag or consider it a splurge. Their target market doesn't wait for months or years on end until they can afford one bag, and then post in the forums about how they don't dare let it touch the floor for fear of dirtying the bag they're going to carry the next 10 years.
I know it's disheartening but it's true. If us little people could easily afford Chanel then it simply wouldn't be Chanel and big spenders wouldn't buy it. I'm sure between all the celebrities, socialites and the politician's wives here in DC that profits are just fine. They put about as much thought into their purchase as we do our Starbucks latte...even though I am bitter about their prices lately...
I think it's absolutely fine to have a line that you won't cross when it comes to the amount you will pay for a bag. Dare I say, I think it's even sensible?
I see bags everyday that I covet, but I have my limit and I don't go beyond. I find plenty of things below my limit to keep me happy.
Liking, even loving something and not getting it hasn't done me any harm yet.
You rarely pay for quality when it comes to luxury items, it is a known fact that you can also get quality from other bags at a tenth of the price of a Chanel.
You pay for its originality and novelty. Every quilted bag that comes our way, whether it be from a high end designer or a contemporary one, we always say, 'that bag looks like Chanel.' We don't say it looks like Kate Spade or Marc Jacobs, etc. Chanel is always the first thing that comes to mind because it is iconic. Its timeless style is simply unparalleled. The name is a bonus, but at the end of the day, if you don't like it enough, you can't justify any amount of money you put on it
Tinagirl11 said:You rarely pay for quality when it comes to luxury items, it is a known fact that you can also get quality from other bags at a tenth of the price of a Chanel.
You pay for its originality and novelty. Every quilted bag that comes our way, whether it be from a high end designer or a contemporary one, we always say, 'that bag looks like Chanel.' We don't say it looks like Kate Spade or Marc Jacobs, etc. Chanel is always the first thing that comes to mind because it is iconic. Its timeless style is simply unparalleled. The name is a bonus, but at the end of the day, if you don't like it enough, you can't justify any amount of money you put on it
I think it's absolutely fine to have a line that you won't cross when it comes to the amount you will pay for a bag. Dare I say, I think it's even sensible?
I see bags everyday that I covet, but I have my limit and I don't go beyond. I find plenty of things below my limit to keep me happy.
Liking, even loving something and not getting it hasn't done me any harm yet.
You're right, it is a beauty! This is the one I would love!Nope it didn't put me off & even though it increased a couple of months after I had originally planned on purchasing a Jumbo but purchased the GST instead I still went ahead & paid the 10% increase & I would buy another if I wasn't Chanel content but yes you are right there price increases are insane but when I was speaking to my lovely SA she was telling me that it takes 10 years of training before they can do the quilting on the Chanel bags so it is a skilled art IMO & I will always love Chanel.......If you are planning on buying one you better get in quick because there is a rumoured increase of 20% in June so don't wait like I did, they only went up the beginning of the year by 10% on top of what I paid & I purchased my Jumbo in September.
How can you not call this a picture of beauty & worth the money IMO
